Cannabis Blog

Last week, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded a 2013 federal policy concerning enforcement of Marijuana laws.  That 2013 policy -- the so-called Cole Memo -- instructed U.S. Attorneys to prosecute marijuana offenses based on discretion and available resources and to focus its enforcement efforts on priorities that are particularly important to the federal government, such as keeping marijuana out of the hands of minors, drug cartels and inter-state trafficking.  However, the Cole Memo told federal prosecutors to allow states (particularly those that had legalized ...

Sale of marijuana for recreational use may soon be legal in New Jersey.  Governor Phil Murphy has signaled his support for sensible regulation of marijuana consistent with what many view to be the successful approach implemented in Colorado and Washington.  Should legalization occur in New Jersey, it is conceivable that residents of neighboring states, such as New York, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut, will seek to obtain marijuana in New Jersey for enjoyment back in their home state.

In 2014, neighboring states Nevada and Oklahoma sought to sue Colorado for the allegedly increased ...

While many states have moved to legalize medical marijuana and several others have legalized even recreational marijuana, it remains illegal at the federal level. This was never much of a problem before, because the Obama Justice Department had issued a memorandum that essentially halted the prosecution of federal marijuana prosecutions in most instances. This week, however, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has rescinded that memorandum and suggested that the federal government may once again crack down on federal marijuana crimes.

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Now that Phil Murphy has been elected and declared marijuana legalization to be one of his top priorities for his first 100 days, NJ Advance Media lays out what it sees as the timeline for the legalization of marijuana in New Jersey: http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/11/could_recreational_marijuana_be_legal_in_365_days.html

This week, Governor Chris Christie signed a bill that expands access to medical marijuana. Specifically, those diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) may now obtain a prescription for medical marijuana. When signing the bill, Governor Christie noted that up to 20% of veterans returning from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars suffer from PTSD and that medical marijuana should be available to them after it has been decided that conventional treatment is not working.

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PSWH Partner CJ Griffin was interviewed by CNN Money about whether employers must accommodate medical marijuana users in New Jersey. 

PSWH Partner CJ Griffin appeared on The Small Business Advocate to discuss how New Jersey employers should handle employees who might use legal marijuana. You can listen to Griffin’s interview here: https://www.smallbusinessadvocate.com/small-business-interviews/c-j--griffin-15130

PSWH Partner CJ Griffin appeared on WTAC-AM with Burt Baron to discuss how New Jersey’s new medical marijuana law might impact New Jersey employers.  

PSWH Partner CJ Griffin wrote an op-ed for New Jersey News Room regarding the potential impact that medical marijuana legalization could have on New Jersey employers. You can read the full article here.